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Meg Munn
Labour MP for Sheffield, Heeley
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Meg Munn voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Education, Health, Transport, Business, Innovation and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iran: Baha'i Faith, UK Resource Centre for Science Engineering and Technology, Driving: Eyesight, Lorries: Sleep Apnoea, Schools: Discipline
(based on written questions asked by Meg Munn and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law Of Succession) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Education Bill Committee (20 out of 22)
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Equality Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Work and Families Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- Children Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
- Co-operatives and CommunityBenefit Societies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Finance Bill Committee (11 out of 16)
- Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- Employee Share Schemes Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Committee (4 out of 4)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (9 out of 12)
- Adoption and Children Bill Committee (18 out of 23)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Renewable Energy: Heating (1 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he expects to make a decision on the inclusion of bioliquids in the Renewable Heat Incentive.”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Renewable Energy: Heating (1 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he has had discussions with Ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive on bioliquids and the Renewable Heat Incentive.”
- Tennis (18 Jan 2012)
“I appreciate what the Minister says about the difficulty of counting how many people are playing, but one thing we can count is the number of courts. From my constituency and others, we know that some areas have no courts and that many courts are in disrepair. That is important and must be addressed.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 56 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 69.49% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 15 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 339 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Fees from Comres, 4 Millbank London SW1P 3SE, for completing surveys:
£75 for completing a survey, September 2010, donated to my local party. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 4 November 2010)
£75 for completing a survey, October 2010, donated to my local party. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 30 November 2010)
£75 for completing a survey, December 2010, donated to my local party. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 19 January 2011)
£75 for completing a survey, January 2011, donated to my local party. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 14 March 2011)
£75 for completing a survey, February/March 2011, donated to my local party. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 14 March 2011)
£75 for completing a survey, March/April 2011, donated to my local party. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 17 May 2011)
£75 for completing a survey, May 2011, donated to my local party. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 8 June 2011)
£75 for completing a survey, June 2011, donated to my local party. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 12 July 2011)
£75 for completing a survey, July 2011, donated to my local party. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 24 August 2011)
£75 for completing a survey, October/November 2011, donated to my local party. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 12 December 2011)
£75 for completing a survey, November/December 2011, donated to my local party. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 4 January 2012)
Work with Global Partners & Associates, Development House, 56-64 Leonard St, London EC2A 4LT, in respect of their Foreign Office contract to provide mentoring and support services to Parliamentarians and their staff in the Iraqi Parliament.
Payment of £1,575 received 14 January 2011. Hours: 3 days in November 2010. (Registered 19 January 2011)
Payment of £4,432 received 14 January 2011. Hours: 7 days in December 2010. (Registered 19 January 2011)
Payment of £3,838 received 1 March 2011. Hours: 6 days in January 2011. (Registered 14 March 2011)
Payment of £2,559 received 1 March 2011. Hours: 4 days in February 2011. (Registered 14 March 2011)
Payment of £3,350 received for work in April/May 2011. Hours: 40 hrs. (Registered 12 July 2011)
Payment of £3,350 received for work in June/July 2011. Hours: 40 hrs. (Registered 5 September 2011)
Payment of £3,350 received for work in August/September 2011. Hours: 40 hrs. (Registered 25 October 2011)
Payment of £3,350 received for work in October/November 2011. Hours: 40 hrs. (Registered 10 January 2012)
Fees from YouGov, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT, for completing surveys:
Payment of £80, January 2011, donated to charity. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 16 February 2011)
Fees from Populus, Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0AT, for completing surveys:
£75, March 2011, donated to charity. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 23 March 2011)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: Grand Central Railway Company Ltd
Address of donor : River House, 17 Museum Street, York YO1 7DJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: complimentary first class pass valid for travel on Grand Central Services, expiry 31 December 2011. I expect use to be occasional and the value less than £1,500. Without the pass the travel costs would be partly met from parliamentary allowances. (Registered 14 January 2011)
Date of receipt of donation: December 2010
Date of acceptance of donation: December 2010
Donor status: company, registration number 03979826
(Registered 14 January 2011)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Kurdistan Regional Parliament of Iraq
Address of donor: Kurdistan Parliament, Erbil Kurdistan, Iraq
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £3,100
Destination of visit: Erbil and Sleimani, Kurdistan, Iraq
Date of visit: 31 May-6 June 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet senior politicians, MPs and business people
(Registered 22 June 2011)
Name of donor: Kurdistan Regional Parliament of Iraq
Address of donor: Kurdistan Parliament, Erbil Kurdistan, Iraq
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1,330
Destination of visit: Erbil, Kurdistan
Date of visit: 22-25 October 2011
Purpose of visit: to lead the UK Trade & Investment/Middle East Association delegation to the Erbil International Trade Fair
(Registered 18 November 2011)
8. Land and Property
Flat in London from which rental income is received.
Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £22,650 (161st) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,509 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,321 (joint 184th with 2 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £14,861 (433rd) | £14,631 (470th) | £19,878 (377th) | £18,578 | £16,253 (437th) | £17,651 (493rd) | £18,188 (joint 281st with 1 other) | £18,167 (joint 230th with 1 other) |
| Staffing costs | £80,933 (561st) | £81,047 (516th) | £83,544 (353rd) | £72,094 | £69,449 (398th) | £67,850 (333rd) | £65,596 (joint 179th with 51 others) | £41,906 (472nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,211 (496th) | £6,311 (401st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,050 (331st)1 | £8,685 (267th)2 | £9,883 (222nd)3 | £8,201 | £12,301 (260th) | £12,818 (218th) | £12,073 (244th) | £6,849 (373rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £548 (143rd) | £494 (joint 211th with 1 other) | £1,034 (joint 120th with 1 other) | £1,850 | £2,591 (34th) | £1,222 (127th) | £1,712 (71st) | £667 (201st) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,078 (110th) | £2,052 (60th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,995 (joint 14th with 2 others) | £1,308 (128th) | £3,326 (41st) | £1,985 | £2,022 (105th) | £1,921 (78th) | £512 (563rd) | £4,655 (3rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,565 (15th) | £14,882 (14th) | £12,825 | £11,598 (31st) | £10,822 (19th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,180 (joint 358th with 4 others) | £973 (joint 454th with 10 others) | £973 | £1,968 (joint 134th with 11 others) | £1,968 (joint 127th with 11 others) | £1,968 (joint 126th with 11 others) | £1,968 (joint 121st with 10 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £832 (joint 64th with 2 others) | £158 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £138,327 (475th) | £144,356 (361st) | £156,462 (42nd) | £138,173 | £137,084 (88th) | £134,573 (70th) | £119,771 (176th) | £92,221 (229th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,738 (399th). Rail £5,312 (170th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,309 (364th). Rail £6,285 (143rd). Misc £91 (169th).
3 Car £2,580 (356th). Rail £6,462 (115th). European £841 (51st).